The Hold Steady - I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You Lyrics
[Verse 1]I heard the Cityscape Skins are kinda kicking it againHeard they finally got some disciplineRunning up the score and stocking up like it's World War IVI heard that some are getting sprung and some are back inYou know it's always back and forthAnd most of them are deadAnd some don't even live here anymore[Pre-Chorus]So when I brought you back here for ChristmasI didn't think we would see themI guess I should've explained[Chorus]There was a side of this city I didn't want you to seeThere's just these guys that I know, we go back pretty deepAnd I hope this whole thing didn't frighten youThere were times that it terrified meI know what they said, I don't know if it's trueI hope this whole thing didn't frighten you[Verse 2]They're building a bunker down by the riverAnd someone said that that's where they've been getting togetherThey got masks for the gas, they're sleeping in their bulletproof vestsI guess Shepard came out of St. Cloud with a little ideologySome new way of thinking, manA view to the futureJesus, this might be a mess[Pre-Chorus]For me, it was mostly the musicI couldn't go to the shows withI guess I should've explained[Chorus][Bridge]They never care if it's trueAs long as they got something to proveAnd they always got something to prove[Instrumental][Pre-Chorus]And the room full of dudesAnd they cranked up the tunesAnd I could tell this whole thing kind of frightened you[Chorus]There was a side of this city I didn't want you to seeThere's just these guys that I know, we go back pretty deepI saw you look at his shoes, I saw you look at their teethI could tell this whole thing kind of frightened youSo you tapped me on the arm like you wanted to cruiseI could tell this whole thing kind of frightened you
